A PowerPoint Presentation on how Social Media in Education can be a favorable addition to a teachers arsenal of teaching tools.

2. As defined by: Merriam-Webster
A forms of electronic
communication (as Web sites for
social networking and micro-blogging)
through which users
create online communities to
share information, ideas,
personal messages, and other
content (as videos)
1. Social Media Platforms are the fastest growing means of communication for both children and adults
2. It brings the entire world, its views, its knowledge, its future endeavors right to your fingertips
3. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Vine, Messaging & Blogging are the latest craze among adolescents
4. It promotes creativity, communication, knowledge, higher order thinking, both in & outside of the classroom
5. Allows the reserved-introverted student to excel through a private interaction between the goal & the student

3. Pinterest – A great visual way to share interests, ideas, and other useful
information; excellent for the visual learner!
Twitter – Short messages of text where links, feeds, ideas &
blurbs are shared; quick and easy to participate in!
Glogster – A collective way to share or collaborate
digital posters for use in the classroom!
Blogger – Micro-blogging used in the
classroom. An excellent way to
promote higher order thinking or
just simple thoughts and interests!

4. Diigo – How about access to all of your favorite bookmarks! Share,
edit, tag and link up with others on any internet-enabled device.
Classroom 2.0 – A forum site where educators meet to blog
about anything related to education. What a
great way to share and find new ideas!
Animoto – An excellent video tool that can be used
in the classroom. 30sec. video clips help
to get the main idea across to is viewers.
Pixton – Create comic strips to stimulate the
visual & auditory learner. Another
great web tool to use in the classroom!

5. Pros
• Pace set by the student
• Learning has the potential to
excel beyond the topic/lesson
• Pace not hindered by
unmotivated or slower learners
• A flexible way of learning for
the student
• Convenient for the student and
the instructor
• A suitable way of learning for
the quiet introverted student
• Cost efficient for both the
student and the educator
• Develops computer skills
Cons
• Face-to-face interaction not
present with online learning
• Instructor or student may not
be available for online chat
• Does not benefit the
procrastinator or unmotivated
• A sense of isolation for the
social extraverted student
• If you are technologically
challenged, this form of
learning can be a struggle
• Depth of knowledge
bottlenecked due to lack of
social interaction

6. Enjoyable!
Figuring out which
social media tools
would best fit my
students

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A Special Thanks to two amazing instructors:
Rich Kiker & Tom McGee
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